Techniques de muséologie
The training enables you to participate in museum operations and activities aimed at a wide range of visitors. You will develop skills in preventing the deterioration of cultural property, take part in documenting museum collections and set up, maintain and dismantle exhibitions.
About the program
Program objectives
This program trains individuals to oversee museum operations and activities geared towards museum clientele. In addition to helping develop students’ general knowledge, this program also aims to provide technicians with the skills and knowledge to:
prevent the deterioration of cultural property
document museum collections
set-up, maintain and dismantle exhibitions
produce artifact mounts and other exhibition items
These technicians work in stimulating environments that focus on various areas of specialty: ethnology, archaeology, history, art, science, etc.
Career opportunities
Museum technicians can work in a whole range of potential environments, performing a variety of different tasks. Many work in museums, and the responsibilities they are entrusted with vary depending on the size of the facility they work for. Private businesses also hire museum technicians. This is especially true for companies specialized in transporting works of art, in the design and fabrication of exhibitions, in the framing of museum pieces or in providing exhibition lighting. Collectors, whether individuals, corporations or companies, are also potential employers.
According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), museum institutions are defined as including: museums, exhibition centres, historical sites, interpretation centres, botanical and zoological gardens, aquariums, vivariums, libraries, cultural centres that hold various exhibitions, ecomuseums, historical parks, archaeological parks, science centres, planetariums, art galleries and archive centres.
This program trains individuals to oversee museum operations and activities geared towards museum clientele. In addition to helping develop students’ general knowledge, this program also aims to provide technicians with the skills and knowledge to:
prevent the deterioration of cultural property
document museum collections
set-up, maintain and dismantle exhibitions
produce artifact mounts and other exhibition items
These technicians work in stimulating environments that focus on various areas of specialty: ethnology, archaeology, history, art, science, etc.
Career opportunities
Museum technicians can work in a whole range of potential environments, performing a variety of different tasks. Many work in museums, and the responsibilities they are entrusted with vary depending on the size of the facility they work for. Private businesses also hire museum technicians. This is especially true for companies specialized in transporting works of art, in the design and fabrication of exhibitions, in the framing of museum pieces or in providing exhibition lighting. Collectors, whether individuals, corporations or companies, are also potential employers.
According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), museum institutions are defined as including: museums, exhibition centres, historical sites, interpretation centres, botanical and zoological gardens, aquariums, vivariums, libraries, cultural centres that hold various exhibitions, ecomuseums, historical parks, archaeological parks, science centres, planetariums, art galleries and archive centres.
Condition of admission
Before applying to a program leading to a Diploma of College Studies (DCS), applicants who studied in Québec must meet the following three requirements:
The applicant must have a Secondary School Diploma and be in one of the following situations:
The applicant has a Secondary School Diploma (SSD)*
NOTE: a SSD holder that has not passed the following courses may be required to complete remedial courses:
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
Secondary 4 Science and Technology or Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology or Secondary 4 Physical Science
Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education or Secondary 4 History of Quebec and Canada
The applicant holds a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) and has successfully completed the following subjects*:
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
The applicant has training deemed equivalent by the College.
The applicant has training and experience deemed sufficient by the College and has interrupted full time studies for at least 24 months.
The applicant satisfies, if applicable, the special conditions for admission established by the Minister which specify the program prerequisites*.
The applicant satisfies, if applicable, any special conditions for admission established by the College for each of its programs.
*If the applicant is enrolled in school and completing his or her secondary studies at the time of application, the grades sent by the school must demonstrate that the applicant is passing in all the courses required to complete the SSD and required to fulfill the admission requirements.
The applicant must have a Secondary School Diploma and be in one of the following situations:
The applicant has a Secondary School Diploma (SSD)*
NOTE: a SSD holder that has not passed the following courses may be required to complete remedial courses:
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
Secondary 4 Science and Technology or Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology or Secondary 4 Physical Science
Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education or Secondary 4 History of Quebec and Canada
The applicant holds a Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS) and has successfully completed the following subjects*:
Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
Secondary 5 Second Language
Secondary 4 Mathematics
The applicant has training deemed equivalent by the College.
The applicant has training and experience deemed sufficient by the College and has interrupted full time studies for at least 24 months.
The applicant satisfies, if applicable, the special conditions for admission established by the Minister which specify the program prerequisites*.
The applicant satisfies, if applicable, any special conditions for admission established by the College for each of its programs.
*If the applicant is enrolled in school and completing his or her secondary studies at the time of application, the grades sent by the school must demonstrate that the applicant is passing in all the courses required to complete the SSD and required to fulfill the admission requirements.
Collège Montmorency - In French
3 years
Technical Program